PFC Samuel Ray Spence
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Title
PFC Samuel Ray Spence
Subject
Spence, Samuel Ray (1921-1945)
Soldiers - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Pfc. Samuel Ray Spence wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Pfc. Spence was married to Peggy Jo Hite in December 1940.
Pfc Spence served with the 18th infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Europe. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Bulge in 1945. He is buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium.
He received a Purple Heart.
Pfc. Spence was married to Peggy Jo Hite in December 1940.
Pfc Spence served with the 18th infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Europe. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Bulge in 1945. He is buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Liege, Belgium.
He received a Purple Heart.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Dec 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
ID form from 2007 noted the identifier recognized the subject because the same photograph was displayed on the wall at the Woodstock American Legion Post. Identifier's name was illegible.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
011748
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “PFC Samuel Ray Spence,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 6, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39410.
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